iTunes XML Parser for PHP

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This PHP script function will take an xml file from iTunes "Export Song List..." under the "File" menu and converts it into a usable array. It will also sort the array if you want. This is cool, not just 'cause I wrote it, but because it rocks. I have released it under the Lesser GNU Public License (LGPL) instead of the GPL so anyone can use it even in a commercial product.

Peter Minarik has modified the script to use DomDocument() instead of domxml_open_mem() etc... so that the script works correctly with PHP 5 using the new DOM functions.

Syntax

array iTunesXmlParser (string filename [, string sort_field=NULL [, string sort_direction="up"]])

Quick Example

// must do this, include itunes_xml_parser_php5.php if your server is php v5
include "itunes_xml_parser.php";

// get songs from the xml file
$songs = iTunesXmlParser("techno_playlist.xml");

// if it worked
if ($songs)
{
	// create a table
	$output = '<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" width="100%">';

	// fill the first row with headings
	$output .= '<tr>';
	$output .= '<td><font size="1">name</font></td>';
	$output .= '<td><font size="1">artist</font></td>';
	$output .= '<td><font size="1">album</font></td>';
	$output .= '<td><font size="1">rating</font></td>';
	$output .= '</tr>';

	// loop through the songs in the array and get 4 fields that I want to see
	foreach ($songs as $song)
	{
		$output .= '<tr>';
		$output .= '<td><font size="2">'.$song["Name"].'</font></td>';
		$output .= '<td><font size="2">'.$song["Artist"].'</font></td>';
		$output .= '<td><font size="2">'.$song["Album"].'</font></td>';
		$output .= '<td><font size="2">'.$song["Rating"].'</font></td>';
		$output .= '</tr>';
	}

	// end the table
	$output .= '</table>';

	// show my new table
	print ($output);
}

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